World Series of Poker news.
In just two and a half months, the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will kick off from the Rio in Las Vegas. A total of 57 bracelets will be up for grabs in 2009, two more than in 2008. Pre-registration is now open. Read more »
When players take to the felts for the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio in Las Vegas, they'll notice a stark difference instantaneously. The starting chip stacks, which were doubled in 2008, will be tripled in 2009. Read more »
On May 27th, the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will kick off from the Rio in Las Vegas with a $500 buy-in Casino Employees event. Among its presenting sponsors will once again be Milwaukee's Best Light, Harrah's officials announced this week. Read more »
On April 5th, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents WrestleMania XXV, which will kick off from Reliant Stadium in Houston, home of the Texans franchise of the National Football League. The annual spectacle is one of the storied events in the wrestling industry. Read more »
The Deep South plays host to another high stakes tournament this week. Fresh off the conclusion of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Southern Poker Championship, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event Championship begins today. Harrah's Casino in Tunica plays host this time around. Read more »
While some may be distracted with the activities of Super Bowl Sunday, poker fans will also have plenty to be excited about. Fresh from the ratings success that their Las Vegas World Series broadcasts earned through last summer and fall, ESPN will begin their first ever broadcast of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Read more »
On Monday, the lineup of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule was unveiled by Harrah's. Participants at the 2009 WSOP will be able to partake in a $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, the second richest tournament on this year's slate of events. Read more »
Move over, Super Bowl. There's a new sheriff in town. On Sunday, February 1st, the first four of episodes of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event will air on ESPN at 6:00pm ET; there will be eight episodes in total. The Super Bowl, which is one of the world's most watched sporting events, kicks off at 6:30pm ET. Read more »
Brent "Astrolux85" Roberts closed out the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit by winning the final event of the year at Harrah's Atlantic City. Roberts bested a field of 179 players in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event to capture a first place prize of $280,040. Read more »
Heading into the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the major change handed down by tournament officials was the introduction of a 117 day break prior to the start of the Main Event final table, which occurred in November. Heading into 2009, rebuy tournaments may become a distant memory. Read more »
On Monday, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Academy announced that two Cash Game Academy events will take place in the beginning of 2009. The WSOP Academy's team of brand name poker instructors will share their expertise in the world of cash games beginning on January 24th at Harrah's Atlantic City. Read more »
This week, word spread across the offices of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) that All In Energy Drink, which is partly owned by 10-time bracelet winner Johnny Chan, had signed a multi-year partnership to remain as a sponsor of the marquee tournament series. Read more »
ESPN World Series of Poker commentator Lon McEachern is one of the most recognizable faces in the poker industry. Fresh off the production of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, McEachern sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the process of airing poker. Read more »
After battling his way back from an 8:1 chip disadvantage during heads-up action, professional poker player and 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event final table member Michael Binger was able to come back to capture the title at the World Series of Poker Circuit's latest stop at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. Read more »
The first day of the Harvey's Lake Tahoe World Series of Poker Circuit Event kicked off on Friday and emerging atop the leader board was Chris Dombrowski, who had four cashes during the 2008 WSOP tournament series in Las Vegas. Read more »
After a highly successful tournament schedule in Hammond, Indiana at the end of October, the World Series of Poker Circuit moved across the U.S. to land at Harvey's in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Read more »
The long-awaited winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event was crowned on Monday night. The heads-up match pitted a Russian, Ivan Demidov, against Denmark native Peter Eastgate. In front of a packed house at the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio in Las Vegas, the two battled it out for the $9.1 million first place prize. Read more »
Jeff Haney is a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He's been on the scene at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event and will, along with a throng of fans, return to the Rio on Monday night. Play between Ivan Demidov and Peter Eastgate will kick off at 10:00pm local time and continue until one man is $9.1 million richer. Read more »
After a 117 day layoff, the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event resumed on Sunday night. At the end of play, two men were left standing and will now compete for the $9.1 million first place prize: Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov. Read more »
Following in the graces of fellow World Series of Poker "November Nine" member Dennis Phillips, PokerStars Pro Ylon Schwartz has auctioned himself off for charity. Schwartz has hired Recordweb Communications to promote his marketing endeavors and is offering a 10 square-inch advertising patch on his hat, chest, or arm to the highest bidder on eBay. Read more »
Early Monday morning, Steve "Mr. Smokey" Billirakis, who already holds the distinction of being the youngest ever bracelet winner in competition at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, added another notable chapter to his poker career by becoming the youngest champion of a World Series of Poker Circuit Championship Event. Read more »
The World Series of Poker is one of the marquee events to air on ESPN. New episodes currently air on Tuesdays and are replayed numerous times throughout the week on its family of networks. On November 11th, just a few hours after it concludes, the WSOP Main Event final table will air. Read more »
When the final nine players return for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event on November 9th, they won't be headed to the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. Instead, the action will move to the Penn and Teller Theater inside the hotel, where the final table participants will quite literally take center stage to determine a winner. Read more »
While neither the Chicago Cubs nor White Sox were able to reach baseball's Fall Classic, there is still plenty of World Series action that the denizens of the Second City can get into. For the first time ever, the World Series of Poker Circuit continues its 2008-09 season with a stop near Chicago at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Read more »
The eBay auction for a sponsorship logo on 2008 World Series of Poker chip leader Dennis Phillips will conclude early Sunday morning and, from appearances, looks to have been a huge success. Read more »
